Black Thorn (album)

Black Thorn is the fifth studio album by the Chicago celtic punk band Flatfoot 56.[1] It was released as a part of the tenth anniversary of the band's founding to mostly positive reviews by critics.[2][3] The album, produced by Johnny Rioux, is the best selling Flatfoot 56 album so far entering the Billboard Heatseekers Chart at number two, after a week of sales.[4]

Black Thorn
Studio album by
Flatfoot 56
ReleasedMarch 30, 2010 (2010-03-30)
GenreCeltic Punk, Oi!
Length37:26
LabelOld Shoe
ProducerJohnny Rioux
Flatfoot 56 chronology
Jungle of the Midwest Sea
(2007)		 Black Thorn
(2010)		 Toil
(2012)

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."The Escape"1:25
2."Black Thorn"3:21
3."Born For This"3:37
4."Courage"3:54
5."Smoke Blower"2:17
6."The Hourglass"3:26
7."Shiny Eyes"2:54
8."We Grow Stronger"2:56
9."Son Of Shame"2:46
10."Stampede"2:44
11."You Won Me Over"3:01
12."Way Of The Sun"2:39
13."Hot Head"2:31

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Jesus Freak Hideout [5]
Indie Vision [6]
Dying Scene[4]
Stony Brook IndependentMixed [7]
Absolute Punk80% [8]
Alternative Press[9]

The album was received with mostly positive reviews from both the mainstream and the independent media. Several large media outlets including Alternative Press and HM reflected positively on the album.[4] It was praised for its variety and maturity compared to Flatfoot 56's past albums.[6] AMP noted that the album had a more mature sound than Flatfoot 56's past albums.[3] Several reviewers noted that the album was written with mosh pits in mind.[8] However, the album was criticized for its more polished sound that broke away from the band's punk roots embracing a more Dropkick Murphys like sound.[7] Gavin McInnes has listed the album as one of the seven albums that changed his life saying, "I feel like these kids from the Southside of Chicago do the music of my adolescence even better than it was the first time around." McInnes also uses the song "Courage" in the intro and outro of his show on Compound Media.[10]

Chart positions

Album
Year Chart Position
2010 The Billboard 200 160 [11]
2010 Christian Albums 11 [11]
2010 Heatseekers Albums 2 [11]
2010 Independent Albums 17 [11]

References
  1. Monger, Christopher. "Flatfoot 66". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  2. Monger, Christopher. "Black Thorn". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  3. Walsh, Jason. "Flatfoot 56: Black Thorn". AMP. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  4. Van Pelt, Doug. "Flatfoot 56 debuts at #2 on Heatseekers chart". HM. Archived from the original on 27 April 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  5. Schexnayder, Nathaniel. "Black Thorn". jesusfreakhideout. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  6. "Flatfoot 65 – Black Thorn". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  7. Barone, Vincent. "Album Review: Flatfoot 56's "Black Thorn"". Stony Brook Independent (Stony Brook University). Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  8. thepianominstre. "Flatfoot 56 - Black Thorn". Absolute Punk. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  9. Parker, Chris (April 2010). "Flatfoot 56 - Black Thorn". Alternative Press (261): 123.
  10. Marchese, David. "Eternal Rebel Gavin McInnes' 7 Life-Changing Records". Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  11. "Black Thorn - Flatfoot 56". Billboard. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
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